diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 66b040f9f..1e2770bd4 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ function viewfeed(feed, subop, is_cat, subop_param, skip_history, offset) {
 
 //		if (!offset) page_offset = 0;
 
+		var page_offset = 0;
+
 		if (offset > 0) {
 			page_offset = offset;
 		} else {
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index e464f2198..09cdbafbc 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ function headlines_scroll_handler() {
 
 		var e = document.getElementById("headlinesInnerContainer");
 
-		if (e.scrollTop + e.offsetHeight == e.scrollHeight) {
+		if (e.scrollTop + e.offsetHeight > e.scrollHeight - (e.scrollHeight/4)) {
 			debug("more cowbell!");
 
 			viewNextFeedPage();